Proverbs 17 · Verse 11

Proverbs 17:11

An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:11, King James Version

Proverbs 17:11 in other translations

BSBAn evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
WEBAn evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
ASVAn evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
YLTAn evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
DARBYAn evil man seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
BBEAn uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.
WebsterAn evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

What does Proverbs 17:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Such meet just retribution (1Ki 2:25). a cruel messenger--one to inflict it.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Satan, and the messengers of Satan, shall be let loose upon an evil man.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 17:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַךְ\־'akh-onlyH389
מְרִ֥יme.RirebellionH4805
יְבַקֶּשׁ\־ye.va.kesh-he seeksH1245
רָ֑עRa'an evil [person]H7451
וּמַלְאָ֥ךְu.mal.'Akhand a messengerH4397
אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י'akh.za.RicruelH394
יְשֻׁלַּח\־ye.shu.lach-he will be sentH7971
בּֽוֹ\׃boin him

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Cross references for Proverbs 17:11

  • 1 Kings 2:46

    So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

  • 2 Samuel 18:15

    And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

  • 2 Samuel 16:5-9

    And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 15:12; 16:5-9; 18:15,19; 20:1,22; 1Ki 2:24,25,31,46; Mt 21:41
Mt 22:7; Lu 19:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 17:10

    A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Proverbs 17:11

    An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Proverbs 17:12

    Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Read all of Proverbs 17

Proverbs 17:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El rebelde no busca sino mal; y mensajero cruel será contra él enviado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’inique ne cherche que rébellion; mais un messager cruel sera envoyé contre lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Böse sucht nur Empörung; aber ein grausamer Bote wird gegen ihn gesandt werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Semper jurgia quærit malus: angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum.